This is a commonly played chant in SRF, but quite difficult to render accurately, due to the mix of time signatures and melodic intricacies. To play it accurately as a harmonium leader requires a detailed study of the timing and melodies. To play it in kirtan is an additional challenge because the percussion players have to navigate these time changes. The examples on this page and the associated cymbal video can be used to learn the pulse and timing.

There are also lots of "pick-ups" in this chant where the lyric begins before beat 1. On the A section the syllable "En-" precedes beat 1 and "grossed" is on beat 1. In the B sections the syllable "Di-" is a pickup and "vine" is on the downbeat.

Song Form

A: Engrossed is the bee of my mind on the blue lotus feet of my Divine Mother. x2
B: Divine Mother, my Divine Mother!
B′: Divine Mother, my Divine Mother!
(repeat B and B′) x2

The meter shifts often through the melody, moving among 4/4, 3/4 and 2/4 (or it can be conceived as 6/4, 7/8, 6/8, as shown in the video above).

Notes

• For a walkthrough of this Song Form, watch the Blue Lotus Feet (Song Form) video above on this page.

• A natural section to repeat extra is B and B′, repeating them together in multiples of 2x, like the standard song form.

• A natural way to end the chant is several repetitions of B′ only.

Listen to SRF Recordings

Videos on YouTube

• Blue Lotus Feet (YSS monastics)

• 2020 Convocation Monks' Kirtan (3-hour)

• 2021 Convocation Nuns' Kirtan (3-hour)

Audio Recordings

• Blue Lotus Feet (Br. Bhaskarananda), from the album O Blazing Light
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• Blue Lotus Feet (Sr. Premamayee), from the album Listen to My Soul Song
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• Blue Lotus Feet - Om Chant (Sr. Ishwari), from the album When My Dream's Dream is Done
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